The interface provides a number of different touch controls to send/receive messages:

Faders

Rotary controls

Push buttons

Toggle buttons

XY pads

Multi-faders

Multi-toggles

LEDs

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It supports full multi-touch operation, five controls can be used at the same time. Additionally the program can send Accelerometer data. The application comes with five default layouts that are organized in multiple pages but custom layouts can be constructed using the TouchOSC Editor application.”

Granted the TouchOSC software is not for technophobes, but with the tutorials that they provide and a bit of free time, you too can be controlling your rig remotely.

Check out this example of what you can do using TouchOSC and Ableton Live:

Quick Demo of controlling Ableton Live with iPhone-Application TouchOSC.
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